A recent report from the UN and Interpol titled “The Environmental Crime Crisis,” estimates that illegal environmental crime, from illegal logging to elephant poaching, generates up to $213 billion a year, with the majority of profits going to international crime syndicates and terrorist organizations. The report underscores the importance of the work being done by Goldman Prize winners like Silas Siakor, who is fighting for stricter logging regulations in Liberia and around the world; Fatima Jibrell, who is working to provide sustainable economic alternatives to the illicit charcoal trade in Somalia; and Raoul du Toit, who has dedicated his life to protecting Southern Africa’s last remaining rhino populations from poachers. bit.ly/1mlWBJb
Posted on: Wed, 02 Jul 2014 23:22:03 +0000
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